Sidney Korshak

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION/PRIVACY ACTS SECTION

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SUBJECT: SIDNEY KORSHAK

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Date: 2/18/61

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A. Location of File

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Chicago dated 2/14/63, entitled, "CRIMINAL T NTELLIGENCE PROGRAM
Las Vegas airtel to Los Angeles, and Chicago dated 3/25/63,
and Los Angeles airtel to Las Vegas dated 4/10/63.

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is one of the behind-the-scenes operator^
and Casino located in Las Vegas, Nevada.

was responsible for ousting
of the Hotel Riviera, Inc. ,
license at the Riviera Hotel,

because of dishonesty, incompetence, and greedy, pettj^i^^erin^ .
KORSHAK was reported as making the statement that
had attempted to push him around and here was a gu^wn^naa
only a minority of stock trying to push KORSHAK around. There
is no record in the Nevada Gaming Control Board records of .
KORSHAK having any ownership of record in any corporation bavin
. anything to do with the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las
Nevada. This includes the corporation holding the Nevada,
gambling license as well as the landlord corporation*

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the following^ th ® Jllvl6ra Hotel and its operation including

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It is noted that all of these cases are associated
and connected with Riviera Hotel investigation in the Las
Vegas, Nevada area.

Information developed by previously identified Las I

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by NORSHAK. KORSHAK has continuously been identified as an I

attorney representing the hoodlum element in the Los Angeles. I
»nd Chicago, Illinois areas.

The Los Angeles Office, in referenced airtel. advised
}% n ?J * ubJect of a * active investigation under
the Criminal Intelligence Program, and that due to his position
as * Prominent attorney, and because of the Bureau's previous
instructions that any KORSHAK investigation be handled in a
™»o^ pect ® arner » th e> do — - desire toarite a report or makeV
“?emg*nce irogr^.* n aoti « Investigation under the Criminal

no current report oh KEffl^rio^I^rou^^forantlont^^ ? ?
;f° c urr ®nt photograph, and often learns of KORSHAK * s presence^—

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the Las Vegas, Nevada area. This situation severely hampers
any^adequate investigation of KORSHAK and his activities in the
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one of the keys to the Riviera Hotel and Casino -operation, r

that while any investigation of KORSHAK should definitely ’

be discreet and circumspect in every detail, cthat /Still an "
active investigation on KORSHAK should be conducted. |

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ground and photographs cf KORSHAK will be most desirable
in an effort to determine KORSHAK* s activities and that
ascertaining his movements , 'contacts , and activities concern-
ing the Riviera Hotel should be uscertaineq, ^ according /to^ ;
the referenced Los Angeles airtel, the LOs Angeles Office -is
currently designated as Office of Origin in this case, and
since KORSHAK travels to the Chicago and LaS »eg»s areas only
on business trips at designated times, it is believed by the
Las Vegas Office t£at the Los Angeles Office should continue
to be designated the Office of Origin.

The Las Vegas Office has considerable information
in its files concerning KORSHAK and his activities that should
be reported, but has no background information on KORSHAK
nor any current. report to refer to on KORSHAK. »

requested.

The p^reau f s opinions and desires in tnis case are

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Program, and Las togas airtol 4-18-63, captioned as above.

Information has been reported by the Chicago. Los
Angeles and Las Togas Offices disclosing Sidney Korshak's
close association with the organised criminal element. The
Bureau has previously advised that in view of Korshak'g
position as a prominent attorney, that the Bureau's inquiry
regarding him must be handled in a most circumspect manner.

_ The Chicago and Las Togas Offices should thoroughly
IVi" HI** regarding Korshak and furnish all information
to the office of origin, Los Angeles. Upon receipt of this
jmaterial, the los Angeles Office should prepare a letterhead
lAmorandum and forward it to the Bureau and the Chicago and

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jp 1 Tegas Of faces. It would not be appropriate at this time
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^ I ff forts should also bo m ade to obtain a photograph

o. W the subject and forward it to interested offices.

Ankeles should Insure that Korshak's activities are* closely
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Sidney Korshak,/ who tia originally closely
connected with prominent hoodlums in the Chicago area,
currently maintains a law office in Lee Angeles. Informa-
tion has been received that Korshak continues his close
association with prominent hotitdlums and a confidential
source has recently reported that Korshak is connected
with the Nevada gaalnk casinos. In view ef Korshak *s
residence in Los Angeles, Los Angeles being designated
office ef origin. Instructions being issued that a
letterhead memorandum be prepared by Los Angeles incorporating
information in the Las Togas and Chicago f il^s.

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The most? rdcent photographs of KORSHAK available at
Los Angeles were forwarded to the Las Vegas Office as enclo-
sures to referenced airtel dated 1/1 5/63. These photographs
were taken In 1957 "but are supposedly a good likeness xst
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DIRECTOR, FBI ,

SACS, CHICAGO (02-789)

LOS ANGELES (92-742)
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SALT LAKE CITY (92-328)
SAC, LAS VEGAS (92-126)

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The title of this case is being marked "Changed
to show that the^Las Vegas Office files show that subject
has been carried under name of SYDNEY R. KORSHAK.

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Chicago, 4/24/63. .

Enclosed for the Los Angeles Office are six
copies of photograph of SIDNEY KORSHAK, provided by the
Chicago Office.

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pertinent information concerning KORSHAK is being set out

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On 10/11/62 source advised that SIDNEY KORSHAK case
in the Riviera Hotel last Sunday night, but was not there on
Vednesday evening.

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On 1/21/62 source advised that SIDNEY KORSHAK was at
the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, and was staying in
the Presidential Suite, which is hia nsnui afi fififflllfid fttion at
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Las Vegas, Nevada, an
us vegas, Nevada , area, was interested
in buying SIDNEY KORSHAK *s interest in the Riviera Hotel and
Casino located in Las Vegas, Nevada. It will be noted that
SIDNEY KORSHAK is a resident of the Chicago, Illinois,
area, that he is a notorious criminal attorney with practices
in Los Angeles and Chicago, Illinois. It will also be noted

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that the Nevada Gaming Control Board records failed to reflect
"that KORSHAK is an owner of record of any stock or interest
in the Riviera Hotel , Inc , , the holder of the unrestricted
gambling license and the lessees of the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas.
Nevada, from the Gensbro Corporation, which owns the real estate
known as the Riviera Hotel.

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Chicago Is requested to review this information and
furnish information pertinent to SIDNEY KORSHAK to the Los Angeles
Office. It is noted that this Information is contained in
Las Yegas file 92-423-12.

LOS ANGELES OFFICE ,

Will ascertain the identity of subscribers of the
telephone numbers ' listed below and called by persons
attempting to locate KORSHAK in the Los Angeles, California
area during the &ates given;

GR 6-1937, on 5/10/61

GR 6-2281 on March or April, 1963

GR 5-4889, Beverly Hills on 3/14/63

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who accompanied K0R3HAK to openingo^SiNAlHsBoRE^^sho^i^^^
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Will attempt to ascertain the subscribers of the
following numbers that were used in an attempt to locate
KORSHAK in the New Yc.k City area and advise Office of Origin
and Las Yegas:

Circle 7-0300
Oxford 7-5400

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SALT LAKE CITY OFFICE

Salt Lake City is requested to review this
information and check their indices and files and expeditiously
furnish Information in their files ttiat has not been located
in Las Tegas files and forward this information to
Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Chicago so that the Los Angeles
Office may possibly prepare a letterhead memorandum suitable
for dissemination per Bureau instructions.

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Enclosed herewith for the Burfeau are five copies
of letterhead memorandum concerning SIDNEY KORSHAK,, based
on material furnished by the Chicago and Las Vegas Offices
and on information appearing in the Los Angeles file on

- KORSHAK. One copy of this memorandum is being furnished

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the Las Vegas Office. An e^tra copy of this memorandum
has been retained by the Lofr Angeles Office in the event
that dissemination of this (memorandum would be made at a
future date to th^pteal office of the USA at Los Angeles.

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SIDNEY R. KORSHAK'

No specific investigation* has been conducted concern-
ing SIDNEY R. KORSHAK but information has come to the attention
of the Bureau concerning this individual. »

SIDNEY R. KORSHAK, Attorney, born in 1907; admitted
to practice law in Illnois in 1930 ; has law offices at 134
North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois. KORSHAK is not known
to have an office in California nor is he known to have been
admitted to the practicjb of law in California.

Residence

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KORSHAK resides from time to time in a home at 10624
Chalon Road, in the^BelAir section of Los Angeles, California.
*s of i 960 he had unlisted telephone number GR 6-1937.

The Grantor-Grantee Records of Los Angeles County,
which give the legal description of the property at 10624
Chalon Road in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles, reflect that
this property was granted to KORSHAK by deed from Karl’s Shoe
Stores Limited, a corporation. Internal Revenue stamps affixed
to the granted deed In the amount of $ 58.30 indicate that the
purchase price of the property involved was approximately
$53,000. The deed reflected this transfer of property from
Karl’s Shoe Stores, Limited to SIDNEY KORSHAK was recorded on
June 4, i 960 .

In- Chicago KORSHAK maintains a residence at 2970 '
Lake Shore Drive. In February, 1961 , when KORSHAK was stay-
ing at' the Desert Inn Hotel he reflected his home address as
2970 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois.

Information received from the Chicago Office reflects
that KORSHAK maintains residences In New York, Laa Vegas,
Chicago, Los Angeles and a summer home In Paris,

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During an interview with SIDNEY KORSHAK in June iqrq
in Chicago, KORSHAK advised that he and his law partners main- *

bas J B Room 2001 in the Essex House in New

He S ? at f? a £ thls time that he always maintains
permanent rooms in the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly HiUs,

■in ih» r ni a ^i? e f 1 ? 0 a ? vi « e ? thafc he niaintaifrs permanent space
in the Ocotillo Lodge in Palm Springs, California. Sin; e

the purchase of his home at 10624 Chalon Road in BelAir, KORSH/
no longer maintains residence at the Beverly Hillr Hotel on
a permanent basis.

In i960 the records of the County Assessor's Office
** Lo 5 An S eles County Reflect that BERNICE S. KORSHAK, the
wife of SIDNEY KORSHAK/ who listed her residence at 2970

?oio 6 n c JiC4go, Illinois, was the owner of a home

^ 5823 i venue > Van Nuys, California, on which,

during the year 1959,. taxes were paid of $308.20.

wnnc-TTAtr Wh * le vising in Las Vegas, at which location
KORSHAK spends time On an intermittent basis, he normally
occupies the Presidential Suite of the Riviera Hotel, which

in W oA S0 <°?2 Up J ed fr6m tlme t0 time b y JAMES R - HOFPA, when
HOFFA visits Lae Vegas, Nevada.

Relatives

In 1958 during the course of an interview with SIDN
\K in Chicago, KORSHAK advised that he was a friend offll

1 4* •* Aa • A Am A Am U A~* _ _ J J • • . >

MARSHALL KORSHAK, SIDNEY* s brother, is a graduate of
John Marshall Law School where he attended the night school of
this institution. MARSHALL KORSHAK is a well-known attorney
from Chicago and allegedly is a State Senator in the State of
Illinois. Information developed by sources in Chicago in 1962

Sidney r. korshak

reflects that MARSHALL KORSHAK recently was a successful
candidate for trustee of the Metropolitan Sanitary District
of Greater Chicago, is an Illinois State Senator and is
Democratic Ward Committeeman of the Fifth Ward of Chicago.

Both SIDNEY and MARSHALL, according to the Chicago source,
are associated with each other in a law firm 'with offices
at 134 North LaSalle in Chicago.

_ ' 1

In November, 1962, an informant of the Chicago
Office indicated that MARSHALL KORSHAK rzs the host of several
individuals at the charity dinner for the "Cardinal Stritch
Medical School of Lyola University . " However, this informant
believed that the cost it those individuals at the dinner
hosted by MARSHALL was $>aid for by SIDNEY KORSHAK*

was

On April 26 , 1963, in Los Angeles, an armed robbery
committed on anr. office In a leisiw hm-

victims were listed as
In connection with this

__In 1961 an informant of the Chicago Office advised
concemingthe organizational breakdown o£.

"ormation reflected that"
handled the district ir^

,ering the Hyde Park t ection for]

According to this information^ rwas

.king activities In this area.

?e.

and

hand!

/ In June,
advised
mant as
the infoTman

1962 , an informant of the Los Angeles Office

" ” .to the infor-
and advised
Angeles.

Credit

SIDNEV R. KORSHAK

/

f

In i960 the records of the Retail Merchants Credit
Association at Los Angeles reflected that this organization
had a file on KORSHAK since 1948. At that time, 1948,
KORSHAK, age 40, and his wife, BERNICE, were residing at 200
East Chestnut Street, Chicago, Illinois. According to this
record, KORSHAK was self-employed as en attorney at 134 North
Street, Chicago, and his income was estimated to be
over y 10,000 per year. This report further reflected that
KORSHAK shared his offices with &ISSMAN* acd-apTHMAN,. It was
recorded from Chicago in these credit records* that KORSHAK
was not known to have other sources of income or to own real
estate and it was indicated that he had two children.

A Retail Merchants Credit Association report, dated
January 12, 1948, reflected that KORSHAK resided at 1711
Coldwater Canyon, where he rented. An addittnal address was
shown as 17031 Magnolia, Encino, California, in a later
report of this organization, dated July 9, I960, reflected
that KORSHAK resided at 10624 Chalon, Los Angeles, California.

Automobile^

In i960, the records of the Department of Motor
Vehicles for the State of California reflected that a i960
Cadillac Convertible and a 1959 Fiat were registered as sole
owner to SIDNI. R. KORSHAK of 10624 Chalon Road, Los Angeles,
California!

In i960 one Vehicle Registration Records for the
State of Illinois reflected that a Ohia was registered to
S. R. Korshak at 2970 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois.

Legal and Business Activities

' Riviera Hptel,

Las Vegas, Nevada

In April, 1963, an Informant of the Las Vegas Office
advised that the Riviera Hotel In Las Vegas, Nevada, has two

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as Vegas , Nevada

In December, 1962, an informant of the Las Vegas Office
" ,, - T " T ™ r T ' ,Ano,T "'' a "go between*' between

s Vegas, Nevada, owned by

According to the informant, KORSHAK wap to keep the
signed option and agreements in his personal possession concern-
ing this transaction. Informant did not know the reason for
KORSHAK retaining the papers but believed it may have resulted
from some old outside agreements that KORSHAK had with some of
the parties involved, f

t

Earlier in October, 1962, the Las VegaB informant
had advised that some difficulty had arisen ^j^onne^^n with
the $6,000,000 Teamsters, loan on the sale

property^hich involved a gambling club and OT^^^^^rimcated
they: flHHHpind KORSHAK were going to meet wlthB|Hpand
■■B concerning this matter, informants of vne Tasvegas Office
ngmig reoorted and .observed numerous contacts between KORSHAK,
■BandMHHdurlng the period from late 1961 through 1963
o!^nterm3Ttent trips that KORSHAK has made to Las Vegas.

On January 27, 1963* the following question and
answer concerning SIDNEY KORSHAK appeared In "Parade Magazine":

"Q. I would like to know if a Chicago mouthpiece
named Sidney Korshak represents both Jimmy Hoffa
and the Chicago syndicate in Las Vegas — P.L.,

Chicago, 111.

U A. Attorney Sidney Korshak reportedly represents the
Cleveland interests In the Desert Inn and Stardust
hotels of Las Vegas. He is also reportedly the
attorney for the Riviera Hotel In Las Vegas. Korshak
Is also a friend of such theatrical personalities as
Dinah Shore and Debbie Reynolds. His exact relation-
ship with Hoffa is not known."

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Revere Camera Conroan

A so

advised in ear
sent s many bus
had taken a st
HOFFA tried to
Chi

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York

According to informant

P) f ;» nlKcSfwt * #*»«

associate

accor

8 and

Control Board.

; * ft tow « ■

act man between

Illinois Liquor

/ Informant is of the opinion that ifHHmjBis able
to exert any Influence with certain members ofTn^state
Liquor Authority that he undoubtedly does so as a representa
tive of the KORSHAKs and not in his own right. Informant

SIDNEY R. KORSHAK

hnc

believes that any connlvln^HH might do with the State
Liquor Authority or with the Illinois State Liquor Control
Board would be done on behalf of and under instructions of
the KORSHAK brothers .

The Chicago Office advised that MARSHALL KORSHAK
is an official of the Windy City Liquor Distributors *n
Chicago. ■' \

Further, the Chicago Office advised that informa- /
tion was received by that office ^ tne past from another /
informant that the Gaslight Clubs have switched business
from a liquor distributor in Chicago to Windy City Liquor
Distributors insofar as [bar Scotch is concerned a3 the KORSHAK
brothers had been instrumental In perfecting arrangements
made when the Gaslight Club in New York City was opened,
insofar as permits and liquor licenses were concerned.

Dodgd*r> Stadium at Los Angeles

During the/ building of the Dodger Baseball Stadium
at Los Angeles in connection with parking facilities for the
stadium, KORSHAK was represented to Mayor SAMUEL YORTYas the
attorney for WALTER O'MALLEY, president of the Dodgers. At
a meeting between YORTY, O'MALLEY and other city department
heads, O'MALLEY denied that he was represented by KORSHAK
and it developed that KORSHAK and others associated with him
were interested in offering an attractive bid for the parking
lot concession at the stadium.

« O'MALLEY had previously contracted for parking with

another group but as opening day for the stadium approached
if business was to be done by O'MALLEY with this group he was
going to have to pay fantastic wages to the attendants who
would be required to join a Teamster Union local oper&ing in
the entertainment field. However, the group to which KORSHAK
belonged could provide workers out of a different Teamsters
local having a contract which could be extended to include the
Dodger facility.

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i

The offer from the KORSHAK group was accepted by
O’MALLEY, and the Concessionaire Affiliated Parking, Inc.,
a Nevada corporation, chartered February 6, 1962, handled
the parking at the stadium., Ownership information concern-
ing Affiliated Parking, Inc., reflects that SIDNEY KORSHAK
is a stock holder of the company, owning 12|-j shares.

A descriptive paragraph regarding KORSHAK in a
business rundown on Affiliated Parking, Inc., sets forth
that SIDNEY KORSHAK is married to BERNICE and' lives with
his wife and two children at 10624 Chalon Road, BelAir,
which property he owns, having acquired same from Karl's
Shoe Stores, Limited, on or about June 14, 1959. According
to this business rundovjn, during May, 1961, KORSHAK made
application for Home Owners Comprehensive Insurance in the
amount of $200,000 on the residence and $100,000 on personal
property. At thiB time KORSHAK claimed to have a net worth
of $2,000,000 plus. He- claimed to be semi-retired but
maintains his law practice and another home in Chicago,
Illinois. ™< ,

The Los Angeles Music Center

Another bid was made by the KORSHAK group, according
to a Los Angeles informant, for the parking concession at the
Los Angeles Music Center and KORSHAK sent a personal donation
of $50,000 to the building fund, which was returned to KORSHAK
after reporters working on the f, Los Angeles Tiroes" series on
JAMES RIDDLE HOFFA and the Teamsters Union gathered information
showing a link between KORSHAK and HOFFA.

In May, 1959 ^ information was
Office. that SIDNEY KORSHAK, prominent

dra

and

stlp

Wj^^^jh^^r^inal contractile

i HHHHHb;' wherein
.puTatiri^amount of $65^o^pe2

Le twee
was h
Fr year .

received by the

Chicago

For this

Lesman
service

SIDNEY R. KORSHAK

*

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inc

KORSHAK Is alleged to have received a check in the amount of
$500 for legal services. In an interview by Agents of the

Chicago Office in 1959, KORSHAi^enied th at he had

betweenfl^^HVandflHBHH

whom he ha^K^^^R’or

aeue^Tmr^ncr presented a contract, askiha for

the

that

cont

ict betw6en|
whom he hac
'presented a contract.

drawn up
stating
s, had
askijig for KORSHAK ‘s

legal opinion as to whether it wasia good contract or not.

KORSHAK
reylsio

i

stated he studied the -ontract, suggested
is and returne- the contract, he believed,’ t oj
however, he is not sure. KORSHAK stated
ftlon concerning this matter was hazy and that he had
lore the Federal GraiKLgtyj^^^^gy^^^^^^vestigat-

, and

lor^^er^T^rn^TSterviewing
KORSHAK stated that he had given the Grand Jury a
figure which he thought was correct regarding his legal fee
for handling the above matter; however, a check of hiB records
indicated the figure he had given was in e^ror and the amount
charged for this l§gal service was $500.

appe
ing
had
Agents .

sec

connect!
them of t;

with

inform^

Stagehand Union

In i960 Information was received by the Chicago Office
concerning the picketing of the Woods Theater In Chicago by the
Stagehands Union. The information received from the Chicago
Office was that a telephone call had been made by KORSHAK to
the attorney representing the Stagehands Union, indicating that
the picket line around this theater should be called off and
had used curse words tD describe the members of the Stagehands
Union. The attorney for the Stagehands Union expressed the
opinion that there was justification for the picket line and
in turn received a second call from an Individual suggesting
that the picket line be removed and indicated that this call was
made since SIDNEY had called him. The law firm representing
the theater in this particular case was not represented by
KORSHAK* s law firm. As an outgrowth of this matter, the National
Labor Relations' Board was successful in obtaining an injunction
against the Stagehands Union and the informant of the Chicago
Office Indicated that up until this time they had been quite
unsuccessful in obtaining such an injunction.

shed the i
C

oust
that
el a

VMsitifirs* swim**

o UaUi ona l *Demo c

•amjattorney who

an att

m Illinois
iTt>f 1959
.attorney ;

attorneys, at |^^^^^^Kinmcago .

This iniorrnant aavised that-^i^HAK7w^^CuTO^!R5!E3©ERG, own
the Seneca Hotel at 1200 East Chestnut in Chicago. It Is noted
that GREENBERG was murdered in gangland fashion in Chicago in
approximately 1956 and that it is well known that he was an
owner of the Seneca Hotel; however, the information concerning
KORSHAK’s owr"rship of the hotel is open to question. It is
noted, however, that KORSHAK formerly maintained an apartment
at the Seneca Hotel.

In 1959 information was received by the Salt Lake
City Office that an attorney by the name of SIDNEY KORSHAK of

was at the Desert Inn Hotel during the stay

previously represented
and that It was rumcy^^^^
ose of assistln^m^H
disclosed interests

s vegas

? ITTS 3ft Xt) :k\U‘\ M ■

i mss®

IC'MsKMjM

KORSHAK .big
of Col oo^l; JACX3E
SourceHstSt'et! ‘“to
but would call®
it was his under!
in Los Angeles w
dLso advised that
was also going t

| fro:
ing j

* attorney who 4st±he,law partner,
:ratic political leader In Chicago,
is. leaving^Tor Eu^opre that week
oago. This informant indicated
| was considering opening an office
.s nubile consultant . This Informant

In 1961, information was received by the Chicago
Office which would indicate that negotiations were being
carried on whereby the CJhicago organization was to obtain a
tighter grip on Las Vegas hotels and casinos and that
allegedly negotiations were being made through SIDNEY KORSHAK,
Chicago attorney, to ’effect this tighter control of the
Chicago group over Las Vegas activities. Also, an Informant
of the Chicago Offide in 1961 indicated that SIDNEY KORSHAK,
a well-known criminal attog^^^^j^y^ago, was taking part
in negotiations wherein was attempting to

obtain a loan on propert^^^nja^vega^T which loan was believed
to be a Teamsters Onion loan.

-In 1961 information was received by the Los Angeles ,
Office that in 1951 SIDNEY KORSHAK, a Chicago attorney with \/
numerous contacts^^^^^^^^^Jevada, and In California, was ^

regarding an Investment in
vada . Also in 1961, an informant
or une i,csangeies Office advised that an attorney who handled
a great deal of business in Las Vegas was SIDNEY KORSHAK/ who
was possibly the highest-paid lawyer in the world. This
informant stated that KORSHAK primarily represented a group in
Las Vegas which might be loosely termed the "Chicago group,"
who, in the opinion of this Informant, was the biggest single
factor in IaB Vegas.

SIDNEY, R. KORSHAK

/

fd by the Los Angeles
reportedly had obtained

In 19^1, Inform
Office to the effect that
loans from the Teamsters

jce the building of
_ Miami, Florida,

LaEyjZg^y^JIevada. Also, information was
^received at; this time that connection with HOFFA and

the Teamsters Pension Fund ma^T^Tnrough SIDNEY KORSHAK,

Chicago attorney. ■< ,

is received that
was interested in

vuo oi/v-umm uj., a \j\jiuya.uy an w na <5 h KORSHAK was alleged
to have a great deal of /influence and was desirous of meeting
KORSHAK and that^ORSHAK might be influenced in getting this
account for

In i960, information was received by the Los Angeles
Office that SIDNEY KORSHAK exerts a great control over the
health and welfare resources of the Teamsters Union. Also, this
informant advised that KORSHAK also exerts, control and is either
uirectly or indirect#® a counsel for MAX FACTOR, Minnesota Min-
ing and Manufacturing' Company, General Dynamics and Thoroughbred
Racing Association. Informant indicated that this Is only a
partial list of KORSHAK' s clients, which, according to informant,
makes him one of the most powerful individuals in the country.

_In 1961, an Informant of the Los Angeles Office advised
that just prior to the racing season at Santa Anita Park,

Arcadia, California, which commenced December 20, I960, a
threatened strike by contract^emo^ivag^engaged the interest
of SIDNEY KORSHAK and both formerly of

Chicago. This labor to the Informant,

was settled and KORSHAK apparently obtained a substantial fee
or interest in the race track as a result of his efforts.

This informant stated that this suggests to him that KORSHAK
may have a sMlar relationship ws a labor-management consultant
to Hollywood Park Race Track and that KORSHAK is also making
himself available to the Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball Club.

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ionaire i
led SIDNEY

ertalp^x"^

HARRY KARL

In 1957, an informant of the Los
.furnished information to the effect thaT^IL*..
shoe man, was friendly with a Chicago attorn
KORSHAK. KORSHAK is alleged to have adyis^d^KARL to a cer
extent in his divorce matter with a,ctress MAI TCE MC nTffiA^n
Also, . this^JLnformant advised that on the night of thr kidnaping
of MARIE MC DONALD, KORSHAK accompanied 4 KARL to <t!.e home Of
hLs former wife.

Photographs were contained in the "Lob Angeles Press"
as of the time of the MARIE MC DONALD kidnaping showing KORSHAK
and KARL at the home of /MARIE MC DONALD on the night of the
kidnaping. /

After

divorce proc^^ETTngs against!

CHH InLosAngeTessuperior Court. At that time information"
was received by the .,Los Angeles Office that possibly the marriage
was a sham engaged in for the financial convenienc^'of’oeople
behind the principal. The spe culation was that ■HMBMMf waa
fronting, for Chicago Investors he

’ k his estate went into proba^^WI^^^^PWB^^>fflBi|Band

a method through which the realT^^Rtors
_____ [could regain title to their property with-

outmTOCTOST? jives on public records.

TONY MARTIN
CYD CHARISSE

In the April 24, 1963 , issue of the "Los Angeles
Herald Examiner a notation appeared in the column of LOUELLA 0.
PARSONS that Mrs. SIDNEY KORSHAK returned from Europe with CYD
CHARISSE but that their other traveling companion, Mrs. JEAN
NEOULESCO, remained in Italy.

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SIDNEY R. KORSHAK

In the April 15, 1963, edition of the "Los Angeles
Herald Examiner" in the LOUELLA 0. PARSONS column was reflected
that on that date CYD CHARISSE and TONY MARTIN celebrated their
15th wedding anniversary at the Riviera in Las Vegas where TONY
is now appearing. The KIRK DOUGLASes and the VINCENTE MINELLIs
were all invited to help cut the cake at the anniversary party
hosted by the SIDNEY KORSHAKs. '

DINAH SHORE

In 1961, an informant of the Salt Lake City Office
advised that DxNAIL SHORE appeared at the Desert Inn, having
opened there on F^brhary/3, 1961. The informant had reason to“***^ .
believe that KORSHAK was/ possibly associated with SHORE or may *{. 4 .
handle her contract on behalf of the Chicago group with whom IH 1/
KORSHAK is associated. s*

In 1961, an article appeared in the "Chicago Sun
Times" wherein it wa* reported that SIDNEY KORSHAK was recently
hosted at the home of DINAH SHORE and GEORGE MONTGOMERY in honor
of his birthday.

On January 3, 1962, a news clipping from the "Stars
on the Desert" reflected that DINAH SHORE saw in her second
consecutive New Year with long-time friends. Attorney SIDNEY
KORSHAK and his wife. Further, this article reflects that
KORSHAK, despite the tossing of confetti and popping of balloons,
managed toenag three Palm Springs holiday celebrants, DEBBIE
REYNOLDS, TONY MARTIN and DINAH SHORE, for spring playing dates
at the Las Vegas Riviera, which he also owns.

On July 30, 1963, the "Los Angeles Herald Examiner"
reflected in the LOUELLA 0. PARSONS column that DINAH SHORE 1 s
friends turned out en masse for the dinner BERNICE and SIDNEY
KORSHAK gave in their beautiful estate for DINAH and MAURICE
SMITH, her new bridegroom. Other individuals present, according
to the article, were TONY MARTIN; CYD CHARISSE; BOBBE PERLBERG;
the MERVYN LEROYs; RICHARD GULLY; MARY BENNY; JACK BENNY; EDIE
and BILL GOETZ; STELLA STEVENS; the JOHN GAVINs; the VINCENTE
MINELLIs; the DEAN MARTINs; and JOHN IRELAND and his wife.

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Miscellaneous Associates (

April 9> 1963, SIDNEY KORSHAK was observed at tnfe t
Uj|ln Beverly Hilis, of which he isajXrijg^with \
■|and they were later Joined by

all playing cards together. j .

formation was received by the Los 'Angeles
in compa'hy with SIDNEY KORSHAK, was planning
woo ^ * Mee J* however, it was determined that
was banned from the track and was discouraged from anoear-
he meet with KORSHAK. 1 , appear-

October, 1961, when JAMES RlDDLlMoFFA visited V "
Dym determined that the reservations for HOFFA \ rt/iP
m^vere made at. the Beverly Hills Hotel by j

bf

Ohicai

RS

HA^^i

icago Office advised
sociated

ARVEY and SIDNEY KORS

claims to be a,

SIDNEY R. KORSHAK

IsifeStfEf— ^

— a

In 19o^y information was received by jthe Los Angeleq
Office that j. AhrBR.rFZKER was an officer and owner of the Hyatt
House chain of motels, and that this company was., arranging a
pension fund loan from the Teamsters Union. Listed among the
associates of PRITZKER was one SIDNEY KORSHAK, a Chicago attorney.

In 1962, an informant of the Chicago Office advised
that SIDNEY KORSHAK, a cldse associate of MURRAY HUMPHREYS, had
become very wary of dining at St. Huberts Old English Grille
at 181 East Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, due to the fact that
KORSHAK was aware that some of the top members of organised
crime in Chicago had recerytly been frequenting the restaurant.

The informant advised that KORSHAK took paii.s not to be in the
restaurant at the sam$ time as any of these individuals due
to the fact that he did not want to be seen by law enfersement
officers or officials in their company. This informant described
KORSHAK as "one of thd biggest guys in the country today who has
a pipeline right to the Government In Washington." By this the
informant meant to indicate that KORSHAK was friendly with highly-
placed Federal officials.

In a previous interview with KORSHAK by Agents of the
Chicago Office, KORSHAK had spoken of his close relationship
with former Vice President ALVIN BARKLEY, Secretary of Labor
ARTHUR GOLDBERG and Illinois Democratic Committeeman JACOB
ARVEY.

In 1959* during the course of an interview with Agents
the Chicago Office, KORSHAK mentioned several,
friendly. Included among these
United Teamsters of America, and]
also advised that his wife, BERN]

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SIDNEY R. KORSHAK

children, teenage boys, are taking off with DINAH SHORE,
television entertainer, and her oldest child for a two month
tour of Europe. Concerning his associates, KORSHAK advised
that he has been linked with nany people and has become
friendly with many people because he will not ’’back away from
anyone or repudiate anybody." To illustrate) thi^/jiestated
}dly. dj/ring the past ' ^ears with
syndj cate leader, ancUie
f was extremely Xon^^BH

ited that when^

Law School ! he

KORSHAK also! mentioned during the course of this
conversation that he is a member of the Standard Club in
Chicago and that he and, his wife frequent Fritzel* s Restaurant,
Don the Beachcomber, the Tradewinds and the Chez Paree.

Miscellaneous

In July, 1957, SIDNEY KORSHAK was mentioned in the
"Readers Digest" article by LESTER VELIE entitled, "How
Influence— Peddlers Short Change the Union Wage Earner."

VELIE was featuring the Teamsters Union then-president DAVE
BECK*s "sweetheart deals 11 with businessmen, and how such
deals were arranged by middlemen such as NATHAN W. SHEFFERMAN.
He called SHEFFERMAN "one <"<f p new breed of shadowing operators
who use their Inf >uerce among un-ton men to bring employers and
union men together to ma! 2 a deal," and he called it a union
problem which is "most loaded with woe for the worker" in that
the union's function is perverted.

An example of such questionable relations was named
by VEpUE as involving the Englander Company, Incorporated,
matress manufacturers in Indiana, and In connection with this
the name of SIDNEY KORSHAK was introduced into VELIE* s story.
He wrote "CAPONE gangster CHARLEY 'CHERRY NOSE* QIOE once

SIDNEY R. KORSHAK

X

introduced KORSHAK to WILLIE BIOPP, pander and labor racketeer,
this way: »I want you to pay attention to KORSHAK. When he

tells you something, he knows what he is talking about. Any
message he may deliver to you is a message from us.*" vbt.tr
showed that BIOFF so testified in the million-dollar movie
shakedown trial of 19^3, "which sent seven CAlPONE mobsters to

\' 0ne who went t0 ^ ail ls the ^fore-mentioned JOHN
ROSELL1) •

Continuing, VELXE wrote that KORSHAK had gone on to
have powerful friends in Illinois and West Coast politics, in
the underworld and in racketeer-tainted unions. He added "he
^ s .,?^ ose HOPPA J the Mid-west Teamster boss now under

indictment on charges of bribing a Senate investigator."

VELIE went on that although KORSHAK is a lawyer who
rarely puts his name in ,a legal document and has seldom
appeared in court on labor matters, "SHEFFERMAN finds his
services valuable. ^ As SHEFPERMAN* s own records show, the
two confer frequently. . .It Is not surprising, then, that KORSHAK
played a role in the events that led to a substandard contract
for the employees in the Indiana plant of The Englander company."

The rest of the VELIE article Is devoted to additional
illustrations showing the relationship then extant between
HOPPA and KORSHAK, and between other Teamster leaders with
SHEFFERMAN.

VELIE* s story about the introduction of WILLIE BIOPP
and KORSHAK is supplemented in other news media to show that
the meeting took place in 19^0 at the Bisroark Hotel in Chicago
and was attended not only by "CHERRY NOSE" GIOE, but by other
CAPONE mobsters such as PRANK NITTI, PAUL RICCA and LOUIS
CAMPAGNA .

... ' „ Testifying before the Kefauver Committee in 1950.

CHARLES CHERRY NOSE" GIOE himself admitted frequent meetings
with Attorney SIDNEY KORSHAK, his neighbor, at the Seneca Hotel

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along with well-known underworld character^ including ALEX LOUIS
GREENBERG. GIOE's association with SIDNEY KORSHAK and his
brother, BERNIE KORSHAK, was still going strong in 1950 at a
time when perhaps ten thousand Chicago taverns, cigar stores,
newsstands, etc., were reportedly bt^okie soots. According to
Lait and Mortimer^ “Chicago Confidential one king-sized
gambling joint connected by direct wire to central syndicate
headquarters was located at 217 North Clark Street under owner-
ship of TONY ACCARDO and MEL CLARK. They said GuARK, however,
was told to “take a walk" and BERNIE KORSHAK took over his
interest as a front for GIOE.

In 1958 an informant of the Lc3 Angeles Office indicate
that SIDNEY KORSHAK had' met with Warden WOOLARD, then editor of
the "Los Angeles Examiner," and L. D. HOTCHKISS, the managing
editor of the "Los Angeles Times" at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, ‘
Beverly Hills, California, at which time discussions were entered
Into which allegedly concerned the political future of
Congressman RICHARD RICHARDS of California.

In 1958» a meeting was held, according to ^jformation
hv the T.ob Angeles Office -an thP hm,

wa^RJ^Erown by t^: e informant who furnished this information.

As of this date, KORSHAK continues to maintain his
home in BelAir and contxnues to make frequent trips to both
Las Vegas and Chicago.

This document contains neither recommendations nor con-
clusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned
to you;r agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed
outside your agency.

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The Bureau has no objection to your <4—wlpttiag
letterhead memorandum regarding Sidney Korshak to the U. t.
Attorney at Um Angela*. Severer, you sbeuld revise thie
memorandum in order that the teneee of various verbs are
adjusted in order to add clarity to the narrative account of
Korehak*e activities. As an example (and this is only one of
a nuaber of instances that should bo revised), not# the last
paragraph of page 11. Although this information was roesivod
ia WM| it should not ho vrittoa in ths present tense.

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feel that in so doing yen any ho pinpointing identity of any
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that area through a Federal grand Jury. Korshak, a well-known
hoodlum attorney and associate of racketeers, is expecting to be
called as n witness. The USA desired to hare benefit of info we
bad on file concerning Xorshak. LA has prepared a letterhead
memo for dissemination h CO is in process of doing likewise as

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In Reply, Pleat* Refer to
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L 03 Angeles, California
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SIDNEY R. ICORSHAK

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No specific investigation has been ^conducted
concerning SIDNEY R, .'ORSHAIC -but information has come
to the attention of the FBI concerning this individual.

SIDNEY R- KORSIiAK, Attorney, was born in
.1907 i and was admitted/ to the practice of law In
Illinois, in 1930. H 9 has lav? offices at 134 North
LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois. ICORSHAK is not
known to have an office in California, nor is he knovm
to have been admitted to the practice of law in Cali-
fornia.

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Residence’'

ICORSHAK Maintains a California residence at
10624 Chalon Road, In the Bel Air Section of Los Angeles,
California. As of I960, he had unlisted telephone number
GR 6-1937.

The Grantor-Granteo RecordS\ of Los Angeles County,
vrhich give the legal description of the property at 10624
Chalon Road in the BeC Air Section of Los Angeles, reflect
that this proper cy was granted to ICORSHAK by deed from
Karl’s Shoe Stores Limited, a corporation. Internal Revenue
stamps affixed to the grant deed In the amount of $58.30
Indicate that the purchase price of the property involved
was approximately $53^000. The deed reflected this transfer
of property from' Karl’s Shoe Stores, Limited to SIDNEY K0RSHAK
was Recorded on June 4, i 960 , t . .

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